Chapter 51.

(Freya's POV)

I walked away from him, trying to distance myself from the reality of what Ash had just said. My feelings were messy like there was a storm raging in my heart. His words spun in my head, over and over, as if hitting my already fragile walls. How could he say something like that now, after everything that had happened?

My steps stopped, and I turned to look at him. Ash still stood there, his face full of regret. But I couldn't believe that expression. Not now. Not after what he did in the past. Why now, when I've tried so hard to forget?

Ash always knew how to break me. He knows my weak spots, and he uses them to his advantage. In the past, he dumped me without a second thought, and now he's back, with sweet words that make me shake. Why did he have to do this? Why now?

“I know it's hard,” he said again, trying to get closer to me. "But I can't control what I feel. I can't control these feelings, Freya."

"Feeling?" I laughed bitterly, looking at him hatefully. "What kin